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AZC003-023-020345-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ

722 PM MST THU SEP 1 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN COCHISE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA

  EAST CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA



* UNTIL 845 PM MST



* AT 714 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 

  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR ELGIN...OR 

  ABOUT 13 MILES WEST OF SIERRA VISTA...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH.



* THE STORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER      

  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY INCLUDING

  TURNERS RANCH



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS LIKE ROUTES 827 AND 779.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 3152 11059 3152 11041 3168 11041 3167 11058



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